Antique Novelty

Below the seat is stapled the label of the American Furniture Novelty Company in Chicago.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Architectural beauty is expressed by delicacy and novelty according to aesthetic engraving codes.

Fabulous Fauna: Animal Jewellery: One of the most enduringly popular subjects of novelty jewellery, not least among today´s collectors are animals.

It is decorated with subtle Egyptian influences interacting with traditional English basket weave decoration around the body with gadrooned borders and  an exceptional novelty reptil...

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

In early 1914, just before World War I, Ansonia was producing 440 different models. However, the novelty clock became subject to fierce competition.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke's fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the 'art nouveau'.

Praised by exhibition jurors as "toys for adults rather than children," Bontems' automatons commanded prices of £12, or £18 for rarer specimens featuring a clock (refer to D. Roberts...

When crystal, which can be obtained by adding sodium and manganese to glass, was discovered in Italy in 1450, Bohemia, an ancient region of Central Europe already renowned for glass ...

It supplied white glassware, baubles, and Lorraine-designed novelty pieces. Pierre Davesn created models from 1928.

High quality, late 19th Century novelty jewelry set in sterling silver. Green paste eyes. 2" x .5". 1870's UK.

Under the guidance of Ercole Ferrata and Ciro Ferri, Giovan Battista Foggini and Carlo Marcellini were able to study in the Urbe the masterpieces of the past, the major works of the ...

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Completely set in sterling with handmounted pastes circa 1880s. Unusual novelty piece from the Victorian era. Excellent condition.

Just like the leather books stack, the beautifully handcrafted and gilt antique glasses and decanters too are still in good condition and very much ready to be used and enjoyed. This...

RF 1409), luxurious furniture and art objects, incorporating onyx marble and bronze, with sometimes enamel, a combination then considered as a novelty and become quickly highly prize...

A most unusual Victorian novelty spoon warmer in the form of a sauce or gravy boat.

This type of watch was considered a novelty in the Victorian era. The watch comes with our own certificate of authenticity.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo, the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘Art Nouveau’.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Her most prominent client was the Chase Brass & Copper Company of Waterbury, Connecticut, for whom she designed novelties and planned the offices, gift sh...

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

A novelty mantel clock in the form of an industrial beam engine by Andre Romain Guilmet, dating from circa 1878 and numbered 196 and signed by Giulmet.

French late 19th century Gothic Revival iron chandelier made for electricity – we can tell since the bulbs are pointing down, to show the novelty of the electric light. Each arm is ...

It was introduced in Paris by one of the interior decorators and purveyors of fashionable novelties called marchands-merciers about 1760, and speedily became intensely fashionable.[1...

This beautiful brooch is realistically crafted as a kookaburra, beautifully lifelike and perched on a branch. Novelty brooches depicting animals were popular in the later Victorian e...

Exceptional french jeweler at work with novelty motifs of the period. A special gem with period hallmarks.

This trend mirrored the enthusiasm of a certain educated, commercial bourgeoisie, receptive to novelties yet highly conservative. Elegant homes, often laden with decorous abundance,...

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

The shaft is shorter than the usual, so the wearer may have chosen to shorten it in the period. Lovely novelty figural jewelry from the late 19th C, Early 20th C.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

This license so freely employed under the new regime gave rise to a feverish yearning for novelty. Asymmetry in the arts reached a peak of expression never before seen and not to be...

Dufy quickly established that those principles were acceptable; moreover, he was most impressed by one particular painting by Henri Matisse ( Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness) which, ...

From that time on, the dolls were manufactured by Harry Heye Tammen in Los Angeles, and distributed in the east by the Arrow Novelty Company in New York City.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Exquisite detailing in miniature with a ruby headlight, and platinum steering wheel as well. This novelty cravat pin was created for the well to do motoring class of the late 19th Ce...

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Antique Late Victorian 9ct Gold and Glass Floating Opal Chip Cross Pendant, Circa 1890 An exceptional, museum-grade antique Late Victorian novelty "floating o...

Gilt metal oval wire work surrounds the focal faceted amythest crystal and the aluminum body of the brooch. 19th Century aluminum jewelry is quite rare, Aluminum was a new discovery...

A superb antique Victorian domed horn pommel gentleman's novelty walking stick, circa 1880 in date. The horn pommel, unscrews to reveal a travelling corkscrew, on a tapered Malacc...

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Following his death the artist Benjamin Haydon commented, George Bullock was one of those extraordinary beings who receive great good fortune and are never benefited by it, and suffe...

Antique 19th century very rare pair of Victorian novelty cast solid silver and cut-glass comports, formed as a pair of male gardeners dressed in 18th century costume, standing on an ...

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’.

Antique early-20th Century English solid silver and mounted on Spode Copeland's China novelty wine jug, in the form of a standing cockatoo, set with coloured glass eyes and white por...

His stand presented numerous novelties such as stained glass enamel and enameled porcelain, a very successful attempt and "to which we believe a great future".

Their evolution did not stop there and they were responsible for designing and manufacturing some of the most desirable pieces of novelty silver from the Victorian era. The box itsel...

He replicated his father’s still lifes, flower wreaths, landscapes and allegories, but did not do so as a mere copyist; instead, he incorporated novelties and gave his work a persona...

The crown jewel of his Laurelton Hall garden was a water lily pond filled with varieties of colored water lilies, a novelty that debuted at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.

Antler furniture have been one of the popular novelties of the great exhibition of the industries of all nations in London in 1851.

Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo, the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘Art Nouveau’.